Contemporary, Limited Edition and Mod...

New York, Park Lane Hotel, Dec 15, 1998

LOT 344

Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, No. 65766, made in 1883, delivered on 21 June 1897 to Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., Philadelphia. Very fine 18K pink gold hunting cased, moon phase, astronomical, keyless minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine", polished. Gold cuvette engraved with a name and the date: "1880 " . D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months and subsidiary seconds with inner red calendar ring, moon phase aperture with its age on the border. Blued steel "spade " hands. M. 19"' nickel plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph with visible work and push-piece in the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 55 mm. Accompanied by Extract from the Archives.